If a negative atmosphere pervades where you live or work, go elsewhere. Seek out friends, business associates, and mentors with positive attitudes who share your goals and best interests. Richard M. DeVos Read Quote
I still refer to myself as a ‘cheerleader’ because I keep encouraging others to have confidence and to use their talents to follow their dreams. It’s been one of the most important reasons for my success and my helping others succeed. Richard M. DeVos Read Quote
If the auto plants in Detroit would just sit around the table and say, ‘What do we gotta do to make this thing work?’ Instead of, ‘I want this and I want that,’ they might make it. Richard M. DeVos Read Quote
I learned that you appreciate what you earn much more than what is given you. I also learned that decisions have consequences. Richard M. DeVos Read Quote
Delivering the ‘Grand Rapids Press’ taught me responsibility, accountability, and all the principles of the rewards of hard work. Richard M. DeVos Read Quote
I believe we are more a product of our homes than of any other single influence. Richard M. DeVos Read Quote
The easiest thing to find on God’s green earth is someone to tell you all the things you cannot do. Richard M. DeVos Read Quote
If I had some idea of a finish line, don’t you think I would have crossed it years ago? Richard M. DeVos Read Quote